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That brings up a subject of electricity. There’s people over there that still don’t use electricity. Not just there either and they want to go cashless.
Back in the 90s they had a big volcano go off. I called to make sure my girl over there was okay but luckily she wasn’t in harms way.
Years later I mentioned that volcano to a Filipino nurse I worked with. She told me a funny story. She was one of the nurses in charge like paramedics here of treating people. There were people in the mountains who would come down during the volcano she would monitor. They weren’t all compliant with their medicine they were to take at noon. Their reason they told her was because they tell time by the sun and with the volcano there’s no sun.
There’s like a billion people who still live without electricity and they want to cashless.
I wonder if we’re doing them a favor getting these people electricity and how are they going to afford it? They may be the only ones who could survive a wcs.

That was a very close call. They treated the Filipinos horribly. They took a bunch of them and put them on a sub and pulled out to the ocean to shark infested waters then dived leaving them in water. Just cruel things. My grandfather was over there. He said the locals would ask to borrow their weapons but he didn’t let them. And unfortunately you couldn’t trust anyone. You didn’t know who was your enemy or not. That’s where they hid the bomb and assembled it.
I was sponsor for a little girl in the Philippines, she was a great kid. I picked a girl because they had to pay to go to school so figured the boys got the priority, Then came asking for extra things like pots and pans because they only had one pot for cooking and they had to boil water before drinking. Wanting more money on some holidays like Easter than I was spending and think exchange rate on top of it. The the father kept having more kids he couldn’t afford. I finally gave up sending money as I only had two kids left to support and becoming a widow supporting myself out of three one already on his own at 18 by then and this guy had 7 kids so far he couldn’t support. If I could if afforded more I would if had my own baseball team but couldn’t. I told her what ever happens its not her fault. I made sure another was taking over.

I knew a filipino gent here, patriarch of a large family with six children.  After Papa retired, some family would ask him if he wanted to travel to the Philippines to visit his boyhood home.  Papa always answered ‘No.  Too many bad memories back there’.  One day I pressed him and asked ‘Why?’.

1945 Papa was 14 years old.  The war was on, and the Japanese invaded the Philippines.  Papa and his father were captured by the Japanese soldiers who were rounding up the men & boys who might give them trouble.  They were taken to prison camp where the Japanese were executing them… hanging from a flagpole so as to not waste bullets.  Papa found himself in a lineup of prisoners, watching as his neighbors and friends in front of him in line were hung.  Can you imagine this at 14 years old??

Papa was about number five in line to be hung when a miracle happened.  American planes began bombing the camp.  Guards ran and filipino prisoners scattered.   Papa and his father ran into the jungle and hid for five days, not coming out until they spotted someone they knew.  They were reunited with family and shortly after that the entire family was taken to America… to Hawaii to work the sugar plantations here.  Papa lived to 91.   He became a citizen and served in the Korean war.  We buried him with full military honors and a 21 gun salute.  A survivor prisoner of war.

The cartoon reminded me of that.  It’s only a cartoon until it isn’t.

VIA #1 – The Canadian
https://railpictures.net/photo/812133/

Unfortunately, I bought a little presale. 🙂

Bitcoin down $800, it could be worse.

Agree. I don’t see how we can let it stand, but it will take some strong people in gov’t. to change it.

I predict that Joe Manchin will change to Republican bfore the year is out. He is the least favorite Senator in America and that’s tough to be with all the competition.

maddog – no doubt it’s the scum. I’d say this could be a lot worse today, and maybe it will be. 3 points on the HUI isn’t that big of a deal. Unfortunately, the juniors aren’t fairing quite as well.

If we’re to have a chance at a comeback, they better get it started pretty soon.

while Gold is down $ 30…

It’s doubtful if any of our politicians can avert some serious blows to our living standards in the future … having said that if one side is habitually cheating in the elections that will be a real death blow to our system. Civil war becomes a possibility.

Interesting about the young Republicans in FLA endorsing Trump …

$182.50 still in play. I’d hope we’d make another stand there, and 250 HUI.

James Kunstler comments on RFK,Jr’s run for the Presidency.

Which, IMO, if he is successful, would really raise the quality of the debates and the race.

Anyhow,

Bobby Steps Up

I suspect the TPTB knows this (except maybe Uncle Joe and his idiot press secretary) and the order of the day is to destroy the economy and make us like Europe. Hopefully the Republican House can stem the tide for a while until we get rid of Biden, fortunately we have young strong Republicans fighting the good fight and keeping McCarthy’s feet to the fire.

What will we do if another Democrat, Biden or otherwise cheat in the 2024 Presidential?

Until that gets resolved, we will never have a legitimate gov’t. I just haven’t seen them do anything to stop it. Plus, corrupt judges back the B.S. that goes on and let it continue. I have to wonder just how much this Biden crowd has turned off even Democrats. In a free and fair election, Trump or DiSantis mop the floor with him, but anymore of these drop and rolls, and we’ll never win another election.

OK, that was therapeutic. Time to hit the gym. Bring us back while I’m gone. 🙂

One more thing, the young Republicans Congress people in Florida here have almost all endorsed Trump. I have a feeling that I have an officer buddy that worked with DiSantis when he advised Team One back in the early 2000’s, love the guy but I’m not sure he’ll get the support over Trump, especially if he’s awash in Bush money as is rumored, and they are involved in his campaign. He’ll never win if that comes out.

Bought some RGLD earlier @ $129 – I’m crazy, but that thing will turn early.

US govt debt has gone from $1.2 trillion to $31.4 trillion since 1980.

1980 Debt to GDP = 26%
2023 Debt to GDP = 123%
2040 Debt to GDP = ???

Anyone who thinks this path is sustainable is insane. pic.twitter.com/nP8xqnJygS

— Wall Street Silver (@WallStreetSilv) April 21, 2023

my sentiments exactly. It feels like to me that the silver shorts in particular are being challenged, maybe even being forced to cover their mountain of shorts?

Long way to go yet but silver has already done one round trip today.

These markets for a long time….
Could be wrong, but it feels like the criminals are getting very desperate, and the raids are a terrific opportunity to pick up some nuggets!!!!

silver shares getting supportive.

You gotta be kidding me. I will say it’s nice to have a chance to make a comeback every day that we’re weak.

Here’s the culprit:

Some green breaking out in the shares. With gold and silver down … outstanding!

We may well get a nice surprise.

PS May have spoke too soon …

Lead the charge out of the gates. Go silver…

Madness https://t.co/M2eLaN3QoC

— Willem Middelkoop (@wmiddelkoop) April 20, 2023

Chile to nationalize its lithium industry

Chile to nationalize its lithium industry

So, what’s the problem?

I don’t see one. Maybe we get a nice surprise today?

French Poll Finds Le Pen Now More Popular Than Macron

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/french-poll-finds-le-pen-now-more-popular-macron

I don’t think the heist was big enough to be Winedoc’s!

Newmont Publishes its 2022 Sustainability Report Demonstrating Disciplined Approach to Responsible Mining Practices and Sustainable Operations

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/newmont-publishes-2022-sustainability-report-180900830.html

Hercules Silver Corp. Announces Closing of $5.75 Million Brokered Private Placement

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/hercules-silver-corp-announces-closing-130300624.html

Globex Property Optionee Orford Intersects Wide Gold Zones Again

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/globex-property-optionee-orford-intersects-131100461.html

Gold Terra Announces Additional Drilling Results Including 3.06 g/t Gold over 6 Metres on Yellorex North Zone, Con Mine Option Property

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/gold-terra-announces-additional-drilling-120000705.html

Southern Empire Completes its Acquisition of the Oro Cruz Project

https://ceo.ca/@accesswire/southern-empire-completes-its-acquisition-of-the-oro

Bear Creek Mining Reports 2022 Year End Financial and Operating Results

https://ceo.ca/@newsfile/bear-creek-mining-reports-2022-year-end-financial-and

Sarama Resources – Corporate Update

https://ceo.ca/@accesswire/sarama-resources-corporate-update-66109

Almaden Minerals loses mining concessions permanently

https://ceo.ca/@globenewswire/almaden-minerals-loses-mining-concessions-permanently

Silver Viper Closes Final Tranche of Private Placement

https://ceo.ca/@newswire/silver-viper-closes-final-tranche-of-private-placement-8c95b

Viva Gold Announces Results of Annual General Meeting

https://ceo.ca/@thenewswire/viva-gold-announces-results-of-annual-general-meeting

Golden Independence Mining Responds to OTC Markets Request on Recent Promotional Activity

https://ceo.ca/@newsfile/golden-independence-mining-responds-to-otc-markets

Asante Announces Receipt of Unsolicited Non-Binding Expression of Interest That the Board Has Concluded is Not in the Best Interests of the Company or Its Shareholders

https://ceo.ca/@globenewswire/asante-announces-receipt-of-unsolicited-non-binding

Gatos Silver Announces Remedial Listing Review by Toronto Stock Exchange

https://ceo.ca/@globenewswire/gatos-silver-announces-remedial-listing-review-by-toronto

GoldON Completes Non-Brokered Financing

https://ceo.ca/@newsfile/goldon-completes-non-brokered-financing-79ac8

Newcore Gold Files Technical Report for the Updated Mineral Resource Estimate for the Enchi Gold Project, Ghana

https://ceo.ca/@globenewswire/newcore-gold-files-technical-report-for-the-updated-24336